"While many questions remain unanswered, today I am announcing that I will take no further action to contest the outcome of this election," he said in a statement. "While there are certainly still inaccuracies in the results, and the actions of the St. Lucie County and Palm Beach County Supervisors of Elections rightly raise questions in my mind and for many voters, after much analysis and this past weekend's recount in St. Lucie County, our legal team does not believe there are enough over-counted, undercounted or fraudulent votes to change the outcome of the election."

Nope. I thought not. Douchebag is still being a douchebag while walking out the door.

I am truly angry. They stole the seat from a great soldier. The Gop caused this to happen. From redistricting to No support for West for a very long time. I hope that are damn well happy now. Excuse my language. They were embarrassed by a black conservative that took no spin from the opposing(hateful) side. They can celebrate along with their liberal pals now. Thank you Allen for your service and loyalty to America. I admire your boldness. God Bless you, sir.

I feel like crying for West. However, God must have a better plan for his life. What a loss!

Question to someone who may know. If you spend time in the military and get a federal job, after a while your years in the government add to your years in the military as far as your pension go. Does serving in the house count like that? Just curious

Here′s that same song sung ‶straight" for comparison. It′s supposed to be a tender, touching, heartfelt farewell-to-a-loved-one ballad, but the performers of the previous rendition turned it on its ear and 180° diametrically reversed its emotional content without altering the lyrics in the slightest, just from body language, facial expression, and the overall way they sang it, making it much more appropriate to express the feelings of most of us in this thread. :-)